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Sessions of 1945

1945

January 1945 (date unknown)

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio
Note: for MacGregor Transcriptions.

March 30, 1945

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Bill Coleman (trumpet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Benny Carter (alto saxophone, arranger), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Nat Cole (piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), John Kirby (bass), Max Roach (drums) and Kay Starr (vocal) (*)

Note: credited as The Capitol International Jazzmen
Note: 599-4 and 602-4 are alternate takes.

April 13, 1945

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

May 19, 1945

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

May 23, 1945

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

May 26, 1945

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles California

Nat Cole (piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass) with Anita O'Day (vocals).

Note: credited as Anita O'Day with the King Cole Trio
Note: for MacGregor Transcriptions.

June 9, 1945

Hollywood California

Nat Cole (piano), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Herbie Haymer (tenor saxophone), John Simmons (bass), Buddy Rich (drums).

Note: 110-0 is an incomplete take
Note: Produced by Eddie Laguna
Note: for Sunset Records.

August 2, 1945

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

October 11, 1945

WMCA New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

October 18, 1945

WMCA New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

December 4, 1945

WMCA New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

December 1945 (date unknown)

Los Angeles

Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Nat Cole (piano), Buddy Rich (drums)

Note: also attributed to March or April 1946
Note: credited as Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio
Note: Nat Cole used a nom de plume of Aye Guy for contractual reasons
Note: Produced by Norman Granz
Note: for Norgran Records